Line #8 Recap/TheSimpsonsS23E5TheFoodWife


1	Marge feels slighted that Bart and Lisa have more fun with Homer on weekend outings, and wants to be known as Fun Mom. They end up starting a food blog, and the ever-hungry Homer wants in on it.
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6	* ArcadeSounds: Although most of the games at the E4 Conference look current, you can clearly hear ''VideoGame/SpaceInvaders'' in the background.
7	* TheBore: Another episode about Marge dealing with this. However this time it's deconstructed since Marge is upset about it since it means that her children would rather spend time with Homer than her. Attempts to be fun end in disaster and lead to her children almost outright hating her before they stumble on the Etheopian restaurant.
8	** Homer also deconstructs it, since he see's Marge being the bore as her duty and being the 'fun one' as his. When Marge ceases being the bore it upsets Homer since he's no longer the one the kids want to spend all their time with.
9	* BorrowedCatchphrase: In her desperation to get the kids' minds off Homer's absence, Marge tries to emphasize her new status as the fun mom by scarfing down her food while saying "D'oh!" rapid-fire.
10	* CompressedVice: Marge is able to make foodieism her parental niche because Homer, though a BigEater, [[EveryoneHasStandards is not an adventurous one]] and has a basic, blue-collar taste, meaning that he's reluctant to embrace the more exotic fare Marge and the kids are trying. This strongly contrasts with prior and subsequent episodes that make him anything from an enthusiastic gourmand with an often-BizarreTasteInFood to an all-out ExtremeOmnivore (though it ''does'' [[ForgotFlandersCouldDoThat recall]] Season 2's "One Fish, Two Fish, Blowfish, Blue Fish").
11	* DeathGlare: ''Maggie'' surprisingly gives one to Marge when she deliberately gives Homer the wrong address to hog the fun time with the kids.
12	* FoodPorn: The episode has many detailed shots of exotic food. Although it may be a subversion in that they are...too different to be appetizing for some.
13	* ForeignQueasine: The episode is primarily about subverting this. Marge ended up taking Bart and Lisa to an Ethiopian restaurant due to being stranded in Little Ethiopia because of car troubles. Despite their unfamiliarity with the entire culinary style, they become hooked with trying new and exotic foods. As it so happens, Homer is a BigEater but also a PickyEater, and is turned off by the unusual stuff they are exploring.
14	* FunWithAcronyms: At the Cross-Games, Flanders explains that "GAMES" stands for "Gathering of American Messengers for Evangelical SPORTS". "SPORTS" being another acronym for "Strict Parental Oversight Rather Than Sports".
15	* HomoeroticSubtext: At E4, the ''Earthland Realms'' sequel ''Earthland Realms 2: The Outing of the Elves'' could refer to the elves going on an outing, or the elves being outed.
16	* IncrediblyLameFun:
17	** Marge's first attempt to have a fun outing with Bart and Lisa was taking them to the X-Games, but it turns out the flyer was deceiving and the "X" was actually a cross turned 45 degrees and was more of a religious revival ran by Flanders and Lovejoy. Her idea of something daring is to test-drive a convertible.
18	** At the game expo Lisa finds a ''VideoGame/GuitarHero'' knockoff called ''Marching Band'', which includes a side-quest where they have to study for their physics exam on the 12 hour bus ride back home. Being Lisa, she loves it.
19	* ItsEasySoItSucks: [[invoked]] Bart starts playing a graphic fantasy game, with the designer behind him claiming it will takes weeks to complete it. Bart finishes it in minutes, finding it boring, and the designer is distraught.
20	* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Marge when her selfish actions have led Homer to be caught (literally) in the crossfire of a Meth lab.
21	* MythologyGag: ''[[VideoGame/TheSimpsonsGame Grand Theft Scratchy]]'' appears as one of the video games featured at the game convention.
22	* OneDialogueTwoConversations: Marge redirected Homer away from the science-themed restaurant they were going to, but the address given turned out to be a meth lab. Homer thus knocks on the door asking if they are the ones cooking some science-stuff...
23	* PickyEater: Homer (believe it or not) tells the family he hates exotic food over regular and plain items like burgers or whatever's in the fridge.
24	* SeriousBusiness: Mel dramatically announces that Marge is ordering from an untranslated page of the menu.
25	* ShoutOut: A dessert from one of the restaurants Marge, Bart and Lisa visit for their blog causes the man who eats it to have a similar reaction to the one [[WesternAnimation/{{Ratatouille}} Anton Ego had when he ate ratatouille.]]

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